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Elsevier, 2019

The second edition of Gulf publishers best selling book of 2006. This time as Elsevier-Gulf joint... more The second edition of Gulf publishers best selling book of 2006. This time as Elsevier-Gulf joint publication. Even though this is a basic book with time-honoured appeals, it has been revamped to help out modellers and computer program users so that they can save years of man-hours by avoiding the old-school approach.

, my research group wrote an economics book titled: economics of intangibles. At that time it was... more , my research group wrote an economics book titled: economics of intangibles. At that time it was more like an oxymoron. Today, we know without that approach, we cannot solve a single paradox. For that matter, economics is a branch that has the most number of paradoxes among all disciplines. This book claims to solve all paradoxes included many touted by Nobel laureate economists. THE COVER The cover shows spiralling down degradation from total sustainability to total implosiveness with the transition from gold standard to Bitcoin. In the post-Renaissance allegorical transition, HSSAN (Honey → Sugar →Saccharine→ Aspartame → Nothing) symbolizes degradation from honey (a real source with real process) to nothing via Aspartame (with both source and pathway that are highly artificial). This transition has been the hallmark of environmental degradation that has been fuelled by equally toxic profiteering through standards that dropped from Gold → coin → paper → Bitcoin → Nothing, thus causing black hole like degradation in global geopolitics. Sustainability can be restored only if this trend is reversed from artificial to real. Co-written by a pioneer of the sustainability movement, this groundbreaking volume offers a new way of thinking about the economics of sustainable energy, a goal that has eluded scientists for decades. Audience Engineers, financial consultants, business investors, academics in the fields of engineering, economics, international development studies, political economy, policy makers, graduate students and researchers in economic development, energy sustainability, banking, and technology innovation Description Every year, as soon as reports on global economic inequality remind us about the direction our civilization is heading, there is a hysterical reaction, but hysteria dies down within weeks and we go back to the lifestyle that brought us here today. Often the blame is laid on the Millennial generation for their " apathy, " " lust for comfort, " and " bratty " attitude. Yet, business insider surveys indicate it's the same Millennial generation that overwhelmingly cares for the state of the world and the direction in which our civilization is heading. Nearly 50% of them ranked climate change and destruction of nature as their primary concern. This is followed by concern for war and global conflict, and then global economic inequality. The vast majority of those surveyed are willing and eager to make lifestyle changes. This book breaks open the hypocrisy of our civilization and stops the blame game in its tracks and identifies the root causes of today's world economy, ecology, and global politics. The book demonstrates that changes in lifestyle are necessary but not sufficient. No economic policy or technology development mode has a chance to survive, let alone thrive unless supported by the political establishment. In this process, the government plays a pivotal role. The challenge is to change the attitude of the government from a 'self-serving' controlling mode to a representative philanthropic mode. This new system of economic development and political governance is inspired by a long-forgotten understanding of political economics: medieval Islamic economics. In reviewing the history of economics from

Drilling Engineering Problems and Solutions-Hossain and Islam, 2018 Petroleum and natural gas sti... more Drilling Engineering Problems and Solutions-Hossain and Islam, 2018 Petroleum and natural gas still remain the single biggest resource for energy on earth. Even as alternative and renewable sources are developed, petroleum and natural gas continue to be, by far, the most used and, if engineered properly, the most cost-effective and efficient, source of energy on the planet. Drilling engineering is one of the most important links in the energy chain, being, after all, the science of getting the resources out of the ground for processing. Without drilling engineering, there would be no gasoline, jet fuel, and the myriad of other " have to have " products that people use all over the world every day. Following up on their previous books, also available from Wiley-Scrivener, the authors, two of the most well-respected, prolific, and progressive drilling engineers in the industry, offer this groundbreaking volume. They cover the basics tenets of drilling engineering, the most common problems that the drilling engineer faces day to day, and cutting-edge new technology and processes through their unique lens. Written to reflect the new, changing world that we live in, this fascinating new volume offers a treasure of knowledge for the veteran engineer, new hire, or student. This book is an excellent resource for petroleum engineering students, reservoir engineers, supervisors & managers, researchers and environmental engineers for planning every aspect of rig operations in the most sustainable, environmentally responsible manner, using the most up-to-date technological advancements in equipment and processes.

Foreword (by G.V. Chilingar, USC) The great Western philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau once wro... more Foreword (by G.V. Chilingar, USC)

The great Western philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau once wrote: “I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices,” as if we are faced with only two options that are: man of uncouth ignorance (who else would entertain paradoxical thinking?) and man of deliberate ignorance (who else would entertain prejudices?) The fact is, modern age is full of examples of such paradoxical and prejudicial thoughts. We are constantly bombarded with fundamentally absurd notions that can be deconstructed with simplest of logic, yet few if any dare question the incessant proclamations of these nonsensical theories as ‘laws’. Take, for instance, the centuries old teaching that resources are finite, whereas needs are infinite. Where does that put any engineering solutions of pre-Industrial age era that is based on the principle zero-waste? Yes, it makes the time-tested principle of nature-based approach an absurd concept. Yet, we go ahead and define sustainability as the target for any technology development. Is it possible that we don’t understand there is no sustainability without zero-waste or is it that we like to use the word sustainability just because it is fashionable to do so. Then, the case of ad hominem fear mongering that population explosion is the biggest threat to humanity. Before we can catch the breath, we are then told that humans are the greatest creation of all. Then take the case of “grim climate concerns” due to the production of fossil fuel. Why is the fossil fuel all of a sudden a villain. Ah, it’s carbon dioxide, we are told. It’s as if we are to forget that carbon is the most essential component of plants – the very same plants that is in the core of sustainability of the ecosystem.

I know of no other scientist that has done so much in deconstructing the myths of modern era than Prof. Islam, the lead author of this book. His pioneering work includes the introduction of zero-waste engineering and green petroleum – the terms that were considered to be oxymoron when he first introduced them over a decade ago. In this book, he, along with his co-authors, delve into one of the most controversial topics in petroleum engineering. It was long known, basement reservoirs and everything about them cannot be explained with conventional diagenesis models. However, no one dared take on the problem with an approach that would answer all the questions and solve all the paradoxes. Instead, in line with what has become the hallmark of New science, everyone agreed to disagree and settle for a particular branch of the dogmatic process. Prof. Islam characteristically takes an entirely different approach. This book gets to the root of the problem by advancing an option radically divergent from both the ‘petroleum is of organic origin no matter what’ and the ‘petroleum is of non-organic origin – no matter what’. With this approach, people would no longer be reduced to “choosing” between the equally paradoxical paths.

This is a unique book that describes Geology with the logic of mathematics and engineering with the lucidity of fine arts. There is no fallacy, no resorting to dogma and most importantly there is not a single statement that would lead to a paradox. This book gives a great hope in restoring the time-honoured fact that nature’s bounty is infinite and as long human greed is in check, we don’t have to worry about energy needs of mankind.

If there is any shortcoming of this book, it is in the fact that it covers only basement reservoirs. One can envision the theories advanced in this book will be able to explain many phenomena, the scientific explanation of which have eluded all scientists – none of whom has been able to answer all the questions, without resorting to dogma. This book is a masterpiece that belongs to every scientist and engineer that aspires to be educated about the most important energy source of human history.

6.1 ABSTRACT Ever since Feminism activists took charge of school curriculum development, there ha... more 6.1 ABSTRACT Ever since Feminism activists took charge of school curriculum development, there has been a progressive focus on creating LGBTQ paradigm for the public education system. In keeping with neoliberalism, all aspects of education has been infiltrated with 'LGBTQ first' attitude. The LGBTQ community has become what used to be the 'Jews' in the period following the second world war. Given any opportunity, the LGBTQ community has declared victimhood in order to curve out undue previleges. Because LGBTQ designation is primarily about sexuality and sexual orientation (quite apart from Feminism), the focus has been on weaponizing sexuality and sell the LGBTQ version of sexuality as the norm. With such focus, recent book by Gilbert has worked out a manifesto. When such manifesto is applied, it invokes curriculum changes that affect both social science and 'hard science', in which neoliberal agendas are promoted as the standard of lifestyle. A new brand of products and lifestyle has emerged, in which Noam Chomsky's nightmare scenario of " an atomized society of disengaged individuals who feel demoralized and socially powerless " has emerged. In this chapter, the neoliberal agenda is replaced with a scientifically sound manifesto in which the LGBTQ focus is deconstructed and it is shown that it is possible to propose a curriculum that protects any marginalized community but relieves the students of the pressure of activism.

OUR LATEST BOOK Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Volume 3, Applications for Mental Disorde... more OUR LATEST BOOK
Greening of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Volume 3, Applications for Mental Disorder Treatments

M. R. Islam, Jaan S. Islam, Gary M. Zatzman
ISBN: 978-1-119-18376-1
606 pages
September 2017
Hardcover £200.00
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This third volume in a four-volume set offers new theories and applications for the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Having laid the groundwork in the first two volumes, the authors now embark on significant, real-life scenarios that apply their philosophy to mental disorder treatments. The goal of the project is to take the industry toward sustainability, not just in terms of the chemical engineering used to create medicines, but also environmentally, economically, and personally. Their unique approach uses a more holistic and philosophically cohesive method for treating mental disorders, making the industry “greener” and the patient healthier.

PREFACE

Recent political events in USA has brought the healthcare debate to the forefront of public discourse. As the great debate about universal payer or if healthcare is a right or a privilege, few recall the fact that until Nixon installed the Health Maintenance Organization Act in 1973, it was actually illegal to profit off the healthcare system. If that seems to be radical left ideology, consider how a real healthcare system should look like. As established in this book series on Greening of pharmaceutical engineering, such system should have the following steps:

1. Science of medicine must be broken down to create science of health;
2. Care should be brought back to healthcare;
3. Caregiving should be within a family, then community, then the region;
4. Profiteering should be banned and profiting from people's misery should be treated as treason.

The fact that such ideals are not present in the minds of radical liberals or extremist libertarians, tells us, there is no hope unless we can create a real paradigm shift in a society that has been forced to pick lesser of two evils for centuries. This volume gets to the root of the problem and presents an option that is radically different from both the ‘left’ and the ‘right’. People no longer have to choose between toxic options of “chemicals for everything” and westernized version of “yoga” that purports to free one’s mind of any thought. This book makes a case in favour a truly sustainable approach and calls out the fraud of new science that has given us the culture of antidepressants that lead to suicide and “yoga” that leads to raunchiest addiction to sex .

In volumes 1 and 2 of this book series, we have already established how new science has disconnected humanity from conscience and has done so by creating a fake creator that it called ‘the nature’. This ‘nature’ turns out to be the Money god, with the new trinity of financial establishment, media establishment, and the political establishment, for which the ‘scientists’ remained the most faithful ‘priests’ too happy to propagandize the scheme of the Money god. Why demonstrated how the new science has new science has recycled Santa Clause and tooth fairy falsehood to promote the sophistry of Big bang, Evolution, Newton’s “laws”, quantum theory, genetic theory and other theories that more illogical fundamental premises than ‘original sin’, Trinity, and the flat earth theory.
This book reconnects humanity with conscience and brings back the original scientific definition of grounding in order regain mental health. By doing so, this book rescues people from the bombarding of alternate ‘fact’, ‘fakenews’, and new ‘science’ sophistry.

This volume is an annal of most significant firsts of modern era. It identifies what’s unique about humanity, from both tangible and intangible perspectives. This unique feature has eluded scientists, theologians alike for at least a millennium.

Then introduced the purpose of human life. Only then we discuss the way to ground psychologically and to seek a lifestyle that assures maximum success. How curious that we had to discuss this very notion at the dawn of the new millennium whereas there are hundreds of thousands of books, all focusing on 1001 ways to be successful before even considering the true purpose of life, let alone the impetus of a successful life.

Then, the book proposes a refreshingly new approach. It considers a pre-puberty child as a model for human beings and uses that model to define good behavior. No, this child development model is not like the ‘lone researcher’ à la Piaget or ‘the product of the environment’ à la Vygotsky or not even the system model à la Bronfenbrenner. None of these childhood models is free from dogmatic premises that are different versions of the ‘original sin’ narration and as such couldn’t be used. The childhood model that was used is the only that has a different starting point for defining humanity, acceptable behavior, accountability, and psychological grounding. The book lists 100 ‘godly’ qualities and shows each such quality has to be optimized in a lifestyle that will minimize mental and emotional maladies. Remarkably this book includes conditions such as ADHD and autism as part of natural qualities of children. Such narration explains why conventional special educational curriculum and therapies have failed beyond giving some short-term antidotes. Natural traits for each child are presented and ways to capitalize on natural traits in order prepare children to be matured and responsible adults as well as for remedying adult’s childhood trauma or pre-disposed psychological conditions.

Once the humanity model is understood, the rest of the book becomes an step-by-step manual. All mental diseases are redefined as a departure from ideal human lifestyle and a detailed appendix is provided to offer a guideline for healthy food, energy, and environment.

The book provides one with both tangible and intangible treatments of depression, with an array of sustainable solutions. Two chapters are devoted to fighting addiction and getting a fresh start in life. Once again, both tangible and intangible solutions are offered.

In characterizing mental illnesses, ‘diseases of the heart’ are dealt differently from ‘diseases of the brain’, the latter set being part of a management regime rather than curative regime. Two syndromes are identified, both belonging to the intangible variety of mental illness. The first one, called the oppression syndrome, is defined as our affinity to short-term results. By following this natural desire, we end up oppressing others or our own selves. Once identified, this syndrome can be remedied by going back to fundamental premises and re-starting the natural cognition.

The second syndrome presented is the Gujarat syndrome. It is the psychological equivalent of having contempt for one’s own mother. This syndrome manifests itself when a person is so focused on the short -term that he or /she opts to first love the oppressor (Stockholm syndrome), but then proceeds to loathe the fellow oppressed (thus becoming the scientific opposite of Stockholm syndrome).

The biggest contribution of this book is in its remedy of depression and other intangible forms of mental disease, through a total change in lifestyle. This lifestyle cannot operate on a status quo and must be continuously optimized. Such optimization is not possible unless root causes of addiction are identified and removed from a lifestyle. A guideline for a step-by-step remedy to addiction is presented. Also appended is an appendix with a specific list of stimulants that can cause addiction. Finally, a manual is provided for diagnosis, remedy, and prevention of mental illnesses.

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Both ADHD and ASD are considered to be “a developmental disability” that can affect ‘normal’ deve... more Both ADHD and ASD are considered to be “a developmental disability” that can affect ‘normal’ development growth of a child. They are both considered to be an impediment to conventional learning, the assumption being that children are born with these conditions and these conditions prevent them from fitting the ‘education’ mould. We have seen in previous chapters how such conceptions arise from the ‘original sin’ type model of a human being. In this chapter we describe ADHD and ASD as a natural condition for many children. An education system should embrace these natural conditions and look for ways to nurture the special qualities rather than trying to expose the children to an anti-nature scheme, in which they grow up fighting their natural traits.

Research used to be an integral part of education until the Roman Empire's adoption of Christiani... more Research used to be an integral part of education until the Roman Empire's adoption of Christianity as the state religion. Even though the word 'religion' was removed in the modern era, Dogmatic cognition continued in all aspects of education. The disconnection between research and education was accentuated by the introduction of compartmentalization of different disciplines and conversion of education into indoctrination, training and skill development. Information age has opened up an opportunity to bring back true education (the root word educere meaning 'bringing forth'). Information age promised us transparency through superflux of data. However, the same information age also risks making the system opaque by making it easy to inundate the media with falsehoods, branding them as facts. Unless a person is equipped with the faculty to discern between truth and falsehood and process data through the deductive cognition process, having volumes of data actually will render a person more ignorant, albeit with a touch of arrogance. As such, the information age can make an education program entirely implosive. The new curriculum makes the best use of the information age that offers us a unique opportunity in the form of 1) transparency (arising from monitoring space and time); 2) infinite productivity (due to inclusion of intangibles, zero-waste, and transparency); and 3) custom-designed solutions (due to transparency and infinite productivity). The new curriculum involves the introduction of research questions for every subject. This immediately eliminates the problem of plagiarism and opens up opportunities of maximizing new discoveries, thus pushing the boundary of knowledge. The function of the teachers/instructors then becomes that of the 'wondering child' or 'lone researcher'-the way Piaget visualized children as. Teachers give out the questions to the students, and by asking the questions they become integrated to the research endeavour. In addition, by asking questions, teachers become conscious of the knowledge gap, thus helping students and themselves get a head start on filling the knowledge gap. In this book, three key disciplines, namely, Engineering, Law and Medical science, are addressed. First, underlying premises behind the dominant theories are highlighted in order to expose the implosive nature of these theories and 'laws'. Then, questions are asked in order to reconstruct theories that are logical and can pass the sustainability test. This chapter shows how the step-by-step procedure helped develop key research monographs on a wide range of topics, using the sustainability theme. Then, it uses the procedure to outline the research-based curriculum for the three

Education originates from the root word educere, meaning bringing out. Here, it becomes crucial t... more Education originates from the root word educere, meaning bringing out. Here, it becomes crucial to know what is innate, so we can be certain what we are supposed to bring out. The Roman Catholic Church said, it was the original sin that humans were born with. New science implies anything ranging from blank slate to original gene (ranging from God gene to criminal gene) as being responsible for natural traits of humans. So, we are left wondering what are the natural traits that must be integral to education. As we have seen in this book, new science doesn't have the answer. It’s the Qur'an that clearly states that humans are born with best of natural traits, so they can be Khalifah (representative of viceroy) the creator on earth (the Arabic word Ardha, means ‘habitats for humans’). In support of this statement of purpose (Qur’an 2:30) of humanity, there is hadith that proclaims that God created humans in His image. Sahih Muslim 2841, Book 53, Hadith 32 quote prophet Muhammad as saying,

“Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, created Adam in His image with his length at sixty cubits..”

When a creator puts his own images in a creation that’s supposed to represent him, what does it mean? The word صُورَتِهِ (surah) in the above hadith is translated as image/picture. Let’s examine what it means in the context of representation of a creator. When we create a robot, we create it in the 'image' of a slave worker. It is not at all the worker, but it functions that way. Imagine now, you want to create a robot that behaves like you. How would you do that? You will give the robot all the important features that you have. Does that make the robot equivalent to you? Of course, not. It has no power of its own. You can pull the plug and the robot is nothing but a piece of metal.

It is quite logical to empower the viceroy (Khalifah) with the natural traits of the king. It turns out that there are 99 natural traits of the Creator that are cited in the Qur'an. Humans logically should have each of them, albeit in minuscule proportion. In another word, when Qur’an said, humans are created in best of form (Qur’an 95:3) and Hadith qualifies it as image of the creator, we have narrowed down the fundamental natural traits of humans. These are the qualities that have to be harvested in an education system. The purpose of education, which is in fact a life time process (and not limited to formal education), is then to ‘bring forth’ these fundamental qualities.

Elsevier, 2019

Foreword (by G.V. Chilingar, USC) The great Western philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau once wro... more Foreword (by G.V. Chilingar, USC)

M. R. Islam, Jaan S. Islam, Gary M. Zatzman
ISBN: 978-1-119-18376-1
606 pages
September 2017
Hardcover £200.00
€240.00ADD TO CART

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PREFACE

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“Allah, the Exalted and the Glorious, created Adam in His image with his length at sixty cubits..”

Energy Sources, 2005

Contamination in drinking water is the most common form of environmental problems encountered in ... more Contamination in drinking water is the most common form of environmental problems encountered in water resources management. Some contaminants, present accidentally in drinking water, are very difficult to remove, such as heavy elements that are products of industrial waste. Lead is one of the most difficult-to-remove elements. This paper proposes a novel process for removal of lead compounds contaminants from water. The proposed method shows great efficiency. The technique uses thermophilic bacteria found in the United Arab Emirates near Al-Ain town located in Abu-Dhabi Emirates. These bacteria were isolated and used in a reactor coupled with a membrane system. The bacteria, the stirrer and the membrane housed in the reactor are arranged in a distinctive way to form the novel bio-stabilization process proposed in this research. This proposed technique could be used at low cost and with great confidence in the purification of drinking water. The system was found to be adequate for concentrations of lead in the range of 5-40 ppm. At the end of the operation the lead concentration reaches the level allowed by the World Health Organization regulations.

Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2006

In this article the problem of mass transfer of ozone of the second order from a gaseous phase in... more In this article the problem of mass transfer of ozone of the second order from a gaseous phase into an aqueous phase has been studied. Homotopy perturbation method is employed to derive an analytical approximation to the solutions of the system of differential equations governing on the problem. Some parametric studies have been included. The effects of the temperature and hydroxyl ion reaction order to the solutions are illustrated by some plots.

Journal of Industrial and Environmental Chemistry, 2019

Drilling Engineering Problems and Solutions, 2018

International Journal of Political Theory

No USA president in history has received as much opposition as Donald Trump has from all three co... more No USA president in history has received as much opposition as Donald Trump has from all three components of the Establishment, namely the financial establishment, the political establishment and the corporate media establishment. The election of Donald Trump to the office of presidency is marked with dozens of historical first events that are anything but lackluster, yet a bleak picture of Fascism has been painted to describe Trump. This is an extraordinary piece of disinformation, as no modern president has been more consistent in plainly saying what he will do regarding US military and geopolitical goals, both outside and in office. This, even though his stated position is clearly opposite to the wishes of the dominant cabal, supported by both parties, and to US foreign policy since WWII. USA history is not very long, but Trump presidency and his inaugural speech marked a historic starting point for this 'democracy'. Every sentence of Donald J. Trump's inaugural speec...

Figure 8-5 Different components of human health risks assessment. Recently, Bjorndalen et al. (20... more Figure 8-5 Different components of human health risks assessment. Recently, Bjorndalen et al. (2005) developed a novel approach to avoid fl aring during petroleum operations. Petroleum products contain materials in various phases. Solids in the form of fi nes, liquid hydrocarbon, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfi de are among the many substances found in the products. According to

Reconstituting the Curriculum, 2013

This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction The HSS®A® (Honey Sugar Saccharin® Aspartame®... more This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction The HSS®A® (Honey Sugar Saccharin® Aspartame®) Pathway IntroductionThe HSS®A® (Honey Sugar Saccharin® Aspartame®) Pathway

The currently used humanity model is chaotic, devoid of logic or coherence. In Part 1 of this two... more The currently used humanity model is chaotic, devoid of logic or coherence. In Part 1 of this two-part paper, we examined human traits of a scientific model in absence of ‘born sinner’ starting point. We demonstrated that the so-called ‘viceroy model’ that is characterized as scientifically sustainable can replace the existing models that are based on fear and scarcity. Part Two of the paper deals with adequate definition of moral campus that conforms to the viceroy model. In this paper, it is shown that the talk of morality or a moral compass is aphenomenal in absence of strict necessary and sufficient conditions. It also follows that natural justice can only be followed after defining the term ‘natural’ with the same scientific rigor as that of the viceroy model. Once these terms are consistently defined, one is well poised to talk about inalienable rights, moral compass, environmental sustainability, and humanity. The immediate consequence of this model is the demonstration that ...

International Journal of Petrochemistry and Research, 2017

Petroleum resources continue to dominate the energy sectors with no sign of a decline. Petroleum ... more Petroleum resources continue to dominate the energy sectors with no sign of a decline. Petroleum reserves, however, are dwindling in view of fewer new discoveries and increased production level. It is important to determine petroleum reserves accurately in order to correctly forecast energy budget in the future. The most commonly used methods to describe the fluid flow in oil reservoirs employ constant rock properties. However, these methods are not applicable to reservoirs that undergo changes in the rock properties due to variation in pore pressure. Common characteristics of fractured reservoirs are sensitivity of permeability and porosity to effective stress. The in-situ stress, in itself, can be of mechanical or thermal origin. The thermal stress can be significant in thermal enhanced oil recovery schemes such as injection of cold fluid in hot formation during water flooding or wastewater disposal, or even during hydraulic fracturing. Unfortunately, the most commonly literature review reveals that the research in this area has been focused mainly on thermal recovery of heavy oil. Few investigation, however, have been done on the onset and propagation of fractures under thermal stress or mechanical stress. Consequently, this paper is devoted to investigate fracture development and propagation in carbonate formation under thermal and mechanical stress. A series of experiments were ingeniously designed to study the effect of thermal stress on fractured carbonate formation. Laboratory experiments were conducted to determine stress-strain relationship and the time dependence taking in account fracture formations and their propagation. A computer image analyzer was used to observe the fracture/fissures distribution for various cases of thermal stress on carbonate rocks. The role of thermal and mechanical stress in determining orientation and propagation of fractures was also studied.

All Days, 2000

Centrifuge physical model tests were performed to study the mode of failure during sand productio... more Centrifuge physical model tests were performed to study the mode of failure during sand production and its concomitant impact on the productivity index. The tests simulated seepage-induced failure around a vertical well. Results indicate that in the presence of a competent cap rocksand production results in the formation of a cone-shaped enlarged cavity;surface subsidence of the reservoir due to loss of sand mass which may result in opening of flow channels under the cap rock;for a given wellbore pressure, sand production ceases once the enlarged cavity lowers the flowrate to sub-critical level;flow becomes diverted towards the upper perfs where the cavity radius is largest;flow rate increase varies between 5 to 50 times depending on whether the mode and volume of sanding is sufficient to result in the formation of flow channels. The study performed shows thatthe location of perfs affects the mode and magnitude of sand production and the concomitant productivity, andlong-term produc...

Proceedings of SPE California Regional Meeting, 1990

Mechanics of Bubble Flow in Heavy Oil Reservoirs ... MR Islam, EMERTEC Developments Inc., and A. ... more Mechanics of Bubble Flow in Heavy Oil Reservoirs ... MR Islam, EMERTEC Developments Inc., and A. Chakma, U. of Calgary SPE Members ... -t 19S0,SochfYof Petroleum Englntrera ho. Thle oamr wae mpared for prasmtatbn at tlm SOthCallfomla Regional Me@lns hafd In ...

Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2008

... Averröes Al-Furqan نﺎﻗﺮُﻔﻟا (meaning The Criterion, title of Chapter 25 of The Qur'an) s... more ... Averröes Al-Furqan نﺎﻗﺮُﻔﻟا (meaning The Criterion, title of Chapter 25 of The Qur'an) stands for Qur'an Intention (first hadith) ... of Civil and Resource Engineering, Dalhousie University) [17] Shapiro R, Zatzman GM and Mohiuddin Y 2007 Towards Understanding Disinformation. ...

Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering, 2002

An elasto-plastic, fully coupled fluid flow and deformation finite element model is proposed for ... more An elasto-plastic, fully coupled fluid flow and deformation finite element model is proposed for modeling both tensile and shear-induced failure around deep wellbores in oil and gas reservoirs. The problem is of significant interest to the industry as the usual filter measures undertaken (e.g., liners and gravel packs) to prevent solids production (tensile failure) are not only very expensive but

Journal of Environmental Management, 2001

A combination of biomass treatment, fluidized bed/membrane reactor, and a minimum-suspension flui... more A combination of biomass treatment, fluidized bed/membrane reactor, and a minimum-suspension fluidized bed reactor is proposed to remove strontium cations from aqueous solutions, such as those generated by nuclear reactors. After conducting a series of screening tests, three adsorbents were selected for their suitability and high adsorptive capacity. The proposed combination uses Chlorella vulgaris in a packed column, followed by the fluidized bed/membrane reactor with bentonite powder in suspension. The membrane is primarily used to retain bentonite powder in the reactor. However, the same can be designed to remove additional amount of contaminant from the aqueous stream. The final separation is carried out in a fluidized bed containing resins that are suspended with minimal airflow. In laboratory scale, a flow rate of 600 ml/h was achieved for 30 min during which period the inlet concentration of 100 mg/l was reduced to 2.5 mg/l at the outlet. Bio-encapsulation with thermophilic bacteria and subsequent separation is proposed at this point in order to reduce the concentration to an even lower level. The proposed separation scheme offers an acceptable solution to removing strontium while minimizing the generation of secondary waste.

Energy Sources, 2005

... Novel Removal Technologies OS THIRUNAVUKKARASU T. VIRARAGHAVAN Faculty of Engineering Univers... more ... Novel Removal Technologies OS THIRUNAVUKKARASU T. VIRARAGHAVAN Faculty of Engineering University of Regina Regina, SK, Canada KS SUBRAMANIAN ... 209 Page 2. 210 OSThirunavukkarasu et al. effluent arsenic level could be achieved below 5 to 10 µg/L levels. ...

Energy Sources, 2005

Abstract Disinfection with solar energy has been in practice for centuries. This article uses thi... more Abstract Disinfection with solar energy has been in practice for centuries. This article uses this old technology and builds on some of its unique features in order to develop an effective method of bioremediation. Recently, a strain of thermophilic bacteria was isolated from the ...

Even though petroleum continues to be the world’s most diverse, efficient, and abundant energy so... more Even though petroleum continues to be the world’s most diverse, efficient, and abundant energy source, due to “grim climate concerns”, global initiatives are pointing toward a “go green” mantra. When it comes to defining ‘green’, numerous schemes are being presented as ‘green’ even though all it means is the source of energy is not carbon. In fact the ‘left’, often emboldened with ‘scientific evidence’, blames Carbon for everything, ‘forgetting’ that carbon is the most essential component of plants – the essence of the ecosystem. The ‘right’, on the other hand, denies climate change altogether, stating that it is all part of the natural cycle and there is nothing unusual about the current surge in CO2 in the atmosphere. Both sides ignore the real science behind the process. In this, both ‘left’ and ‘right’ fail to recognize the fact that artificial chemicals added during practically all industrial processes make the atmosphere all toxic.
This paper is aimed at examining science behind global warming and climate change. Avoiding the conventional approach of looking into ‘greenhouse gases’ that are recognized to be from anthropogenic activities, this paper looks beyond the usual suspect of fossil fuel. By using a detailed pathway analysis, this paper identifies fatal flaws of major technologies, ranging from agricultural practices to energy production schemes. The source of alteration of CO2 quality that renders the CO2 unabsorbable by the ecosystem is identified for cases of forest fire, agricultural activities, fossil fuel as well as biofuel. The nature of CO2 emission from various processes, including biomass (during the agricultural process and beyond) is analyzed and decisions made as to what role it will play to the global scenario. CO2 emission data from the pre-industrial age all the way to current era are then analyzed, showing clear correlation between CO2 concentration in the atmosphere with ‘corrupt’ CO2 emission, which itself was a function of the fuel source, the path it travels, isotope numbers, and age of the fuel source. Various energy technologies are ranked based on their long-term sustainability. It is shown that petroleum is the most environmentally benign among the energy sources investigated, followed by biofuel, solar, wind, and nuclear. When the artificial chemicals are replaced with natural substitutes at various phases of petroleum processing, petroleum wastes become useful materials that can be recycled in the ecosystem in a zero-waste mode. Not only the by-products, including CO2 emissions, are benign, they are in fact beneficial to the environment. Each of these wastes can then become raw materials for value added new products. Finally the paper offers guidelines for ‘greening’ of petroleum operations as well as the economics of zero-waste petroleum production and long-term environmental sustainability.

The Information Age is synonymous with an overflow, a superflux, of “information”. Information is... more The Information Age is synonymous with an overflow, a superflux, of “information”. Information is necessary for traveling the path of knowledge, leading to the truth. Truth sets one free; freedom is peace. Yet, here a horrific contradiction leaps out to grab one and all by the throat: of all the characteristics that can be said to define the Information Age, neither freedom nor peace is one of them. It is reasonable to conclude that ‘knowledge’ in modern era has not been in line with peace, creating contradictions in all aspect of cognition. This paper resolves some of the inherent contradictions that are ubiquitous in the Information Age. It demonstrates that the promise of infinite transparency, unlimited productivity, and access to true Knowledge (with a capital-K, but, quite distinct from “know-how”) can only be delivered with a process of conscious and conscientious thinking, or imagination – the attribute that sets human beings apart. Imagination is necessary for anyone wishing to make decisions based on science. Imagination always begins with visualization – actually, another term for simulation. Imaginations, however, are nothing but hallucinations unless they stem from phenomenal assumptions. In this paper, all major theories and “laws”, along with their fundamental premises that are spurious. Once these fundamental premises are replaced with phenomenal ones, the resulting equations become a treasure trove of non-linear and often very-difficult-to-solve governing equations. The task then becomes that of solving these non-linear equations without linearization, resulting in numerous multiple solutions. The rest of the paper discusses how the entire paradigm of the solution domain changes because of solving the phenomenal equations without linearization. Solutions to petroleum engineering problems explain why modern day simulators predict reservoir behavior with great variability – to the extent that SPE benchmarking doesn’t yield meaningful analysis. The paper shows that the introduction of history matching is only a cosmetic approach, devoid of proper science. It is shown that comprehensive simulation results are consistent with practical experience of the field, thus improving applicability and accuracy of prediction greatly. Finally, discussion is presented on how this approach can greatly influence knowledge modeling in general, with applications ranging from weather forecast to economic outlook prediction. It is no exaggeration to say that this approach will revolutionize the modeling and simulation industry.

The Information Age is synonymous with an overflow, a superflux, of " information ". Information ... more The Information Age is synonymous with an overflow, a superflux, of " information ". Information is necessary for traveling the path of knowledge, leading to the truth. Truth sets one free; freedom is peace. Yet, here a horrific contradiction leaps out to grab one and all by the throat: of all the characteristics that can be said to define the Information Age, neither freedom nor peace is one of them. It is reasonable to conclude that 'knowledge' in modern era has not been in line with peace, creating contradictions in all aspect of cognition. This paper resolves some of the inherent contradictions that are ubiquitous in the Information Age. It demonstrates that the promise of infinite transparency, unlimited productivity, and access to true Knowledge (with a capital-K, but, quite distinct from " know-how ") can only be delivered with a process of conscious and conscientious thinking, or imagination – the attribute that sets human beings apart. Imagination is necessary for anyone wishing to make decisions based on science. Imagination always begins with visualization – actually, another term for simulation. Imaginations, however, are nothing but hallucinations unless they stem from phenomenal assumptions. In this paper, all major theories and " laws " , along with their fundamental premises that are spurious. Once these fundamental premises are replaced with phenomenal ones, the resulting equations become a treasure trove of non-linear and often very-difficult-to-solve governing equations. The task then becomes that of solving these non-linear equations without linearization, resulting in numerous multiple solutions. The rest of the paper discusses how the entire paradigm of the solution domain changes because of solving the phenomenal equations without linearization. Solutions to petroleum engineering problems explain why modern day simulators predict reservoir behavior with great variability – to the extent that SPE benchmarking doesn't yield meaningful analysis. The paper shows that the introduction of history matching is only a cosmetic approach, devoid of proper science. It is shown that comprehensive simulation results are consistent with practical experience of the field, thus improving applicability and accuracy of prediction greatly. Finally, discussion is presented on how this approach can greatly influence knowledge modeling in general, with applications ranging from weather forecast to economic outlook prediction. It is no exaggeration to say that this approach will revolutionize the modeling and simulation industry.

The core of today’s ‘technological disaster’ is rooted in two major flaws in human cognition, nam... more The core of today’s ‘technological disaster’ is rooted in two major flaws in human cognition, namely,
1. Absence of criteria for determining truth and falsehood;
2. Absence of a standard.
Literally every theory and 'law' advanced in post RCC-European culture is both aphenomenal (non-existent first premise) and illogical (stoutly so).
This article looks into this crisis and offers a way out.

ISLAM, CULTURAL 'ISLAM', ORGANIZED RELIGIONS, CULT, SECULARISM, ATHEISM, SELF DEIFICATION - HSSA DEGRADATION IN HUMANITY, 2019

How many times the topic: "there are many opinions and yours is just one, therefore what makes yo... more How many times the topic: "there are many opinions and yours is just one, therefore what makes you so confident that your 'opinion' is true?" come up? People don't realize, at no time in history as we know it, majority settled for real science, always rushing to settle for the 'settled science'. This 'settled science' happens to be the least logical answer. You can search through ancient Greek, ancient Chinese, ancient Indian history and you'd find no exception. This is common in every branch of 'knowledge' (or ignorance, however you want to call it), but it is never more ubiquitous as in matter of 'faith' and Islamic scholarship. So, I decided to show it pictorially. This is equivalent to a write-up titled: Brief History of Human Cognition.

YET IN TODAY’S EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, THEY TALK ABOUT TRANSGENDERISM LIKE ZIONISM IN THE SETTLEME... more YET IN TODAY’S EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS, THEY TALK ABOUT TRANSGENDERISM LIKE ZIONISM IN THE SETTLEMENTS OF WESTBANK

This is a topic that has become headlines of a number of social media and mainstream publications. In January, 2017 issue of National Geographic, we have seen the most famous transgender child, Avery tell her mother that she identified as female when she was only three years old. In this context, I couldn’t help remembering what happened to my son, who, at age 18, is the youngest 4rd year student at Dalhousie University and who has written two books on political science, while maintaining near perfect GPA in his double honors program. When he was 3 year old, I found him with a knife that he has taken off the kitchen. He was discovered with his pants down attempting to severe his penis. I consider myself extremely ‘liberal’ in my treatment of young children but rushed to put away the knife and asked him what it was about. The son calmly responded, “I don’t need it anymore. I want to be girl”. That ‘crisis’ was resolved by assuring the child that he should ‘try it out a bit longer, then decide to severe it if he continues to find no use of the penis’. Consider the following news item, in which an Australian boy changed his mind after 2 years of sex change therapy. The excerpt says ,

“After heeding advice from professionals who suggested that it was right choice, his mother was fully supportive and Mitchell began to transition.
He grew out his hair and started to take the hormones, which caused his body to grow breasts. But two years on, Mitchell had a change of heart.”

Without sounding like an antagonist, is it not proper to ask, what if Avery (the most famous transgender child in the world) wanted to have a sex change at that time? What if Avery considered herself to be an adult (using freedom of age – the likes of which have seen in Toronto – the 6 year old girl that used to be a 46 year old father of 7 children, see more in The Independent, Dec. 12, 2015, Ng, 2015), could she get married legally with an opposite sex partner?

Such absurdity can be avoided by simply recognizing the fact that children are entitled to freedom of thought but cannot be trusted to make decisions that impact anything beyond their inanimate toys. If such logic is rendered into a standard, the inevitable outcome would be anarchy – something we have seen a plentiful. Once again, oriental culture in general and Islamic philosophy in particular do not suffer from this crisis. For instance, Islamic scholar, Jafar Imam As-Sadeq (revered by both Shia and Sunni sects of Islam) of 7th century, said, “Let your child be free to play until they reach the age of seven. For the next seven years, keep a watchful eye on him, and finally befriend him for another seven years. Then if he succeeds; otherwise, there is no good in him.” This quote summarizes Qur’anic principles of humanity and upbringing of children. This is also in line with eastern philosophy often credited to Buddhism or Confucianism. This unravels three different crucial stages.
The first stage (0-7 years):

The first seven years of a child’s life are the years in which he develops physical strength. This is the stage also that is amenable to true education, in the true sense of the meaning of the word ‘educere’, meaning ‘bringing forth’. This is the time children should be given the freedom to engage in all sorts of productive physical activities. As per their cognitive ability, it is time to let them enjoy the freedom, rather than starting to coach them to think a certain way. Apart from protecting children from obvious physical dangers, their physical and mental expeditions should not be tampered with. This is the stage that is most vulnerable to indoctrination, which must be avoided. Any adult can recall how many Santa Clause, tooth fairy, Easter bunny, and fairy tales one has been told and how such fake stories have impacted one’s long-term cognitive abilities. False stories at that age create great obstacle to natural development and strict physical regimen create natural resistance to such maneuvering. Children start to develop contempt for the regimen as well as the enforcer.

Treating children with utmost love and empathy is paramount at this stage. This is not the phase to discipline or to even guide children. At no time children at that age should be punished (including sending to his/her room). It’s because at this age children do not understand the concept of punishment as a deterrent nor do they own their intention so they can be held accountable for their actions. As we have seen in the previous section, absent of ownership of intention, any attempt to hold them accountable will backfire.

Children should also be given the right to express themselves, be it in crying in public or argue with an adult. Suppressing self-expression can impart long-term harms. Part of empathy for the children must include the understanding that children cognize with their own fundamental premises and they are not capable making anti-conscience fallacies. For instance, if a child is stomping on ants, killing them, it suffices to evoke empathy by saying that ‘mummies of the ants will be sad’, instead lecturing him on the value of a being righteous.
This stage of maximum freedom is not to be conflated with freedom to make policies or opinions that will have long-term impact, as we have discussed earlier.

Morality cannot be not based on dogma or assumptions that are illogical. If the parents are incapable of presenting true standards, they should at least refrain from using dogmatic logic and poisoning the mind of the child with inherent falsehoods. As the author correctly points out, the reaction of parents of the dress-wearing 8 year old as well as the apparent dumb-foundedness of neighbors reflective of their ‘own sense of foreignness’ (Gilbert, page 84). While both sides of the debate are criticizing each other, alleging each other of intolerance, few venture into offering an alternative and propose a coherent theory of education.

The laws of hospitality deal with the responsibility and rules to be followed by both the unexpected guest and the host. The law of hospitality, on the other hand, obliges a host to be unconditionally welcoming of the guest by default, as long as no knowledge of misconduct is available to us. Of course, this is the equivalent of giving ‘benefit of the doubt’. We should always assume the best in a fellow human during the first encounter. It is with this principle that native Americans welcomed the European settlers. It is in this spirit that Muslims are taught to greet a stranger with “Asslamu alaikum” (literally meaning, “peace be upon you”) before even enquiring the purpose of the visit. Consider such an approach when the 8-year showed up in a party dress. The fear that anyone has for whatever reason wouldn’t dominate the follow up conversation. Instead, it would be ‘wa alaikum salam’ (peace be upon you too) from the child that would dictate the discourse.

This paper is aimed at testing various energy sources for long-term sustainability in order to ad... more This paper is aimed at testing various energy sources for long-term sustainability in order to address the real concern of global warming and climate change. Even though petroleum continues to be the world's most diverse, efficient, and abundant energy source, due to " grim climate concerns " , global initiatives are pointing toward a " go green " mantra. When it comes to defining 'green', numerous schemes are being presented as 'green' even though all it means is the source of energy is not carbon. In fact the 'left', often emboldened with 'scientific evidence', blames Carbon for everything, forgetting that carbon is the most essential component of plants. The 'right', on the other hand, deny climate change altogether, stating that it is all part of the natural cycle and there is nothing unusual about the current surge in CO 2 in the atmosphere. Both sides ignore the real science behind the process. The left doesn't recognize the fact that artificial chemicals added during the refining process make the petroleum inherently toxic. By using a detailed pathway analysis, this paper identifies the strength of petroleum resources. The source of alteration of CO 2 quality that renders the CO 2 unabsorbable by the ecosystem is identified for petroleum as well as alternative energy sources. CO 2 emission data from the pre-industrial age all the way to current era are then analyzed, showing clear correlation between CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere with 'corrupt' CO 2 emission, which itself was a function of the fuel source, the path it travels, isotope numbers, and age of the fuel source. Various energy technologies are ranked based on their long-term sustainability. It is shown that petroleum is the most environmentally benign among the energy sources investigated, followed by biofuel, solar, wind, and nuclear. When the artificial chemicals are replaced with natural substitutes at various phases of petroleum processing, petroleum wastes become useful materials that can be recycled in the ecosystem in a zero-waste mode. Not only the by-products, including CO 2 emissions, are benign, they are in fact beneficial to the environment. As such, greater the oil production, greater is the environmental benefit as long as sustainable technologies are implemented at each stage of petroleum production and processing. Each of these wastes can then become raw materials for value added new products. Finally the paper offers guidelines for 'greening' of petroleum operations as well as the economics of zero-waste petroleum production and long-term environmental sustainability.

Chapter 3 of the Book: Comprehensive Education for the Information Age

Chapter 2 of the Book: Comprehensive Education for the Information age

This paper is aimed at testing various energy sources for long-term sustainability in order to ad... more This paper is aimed at testing various energy sources for long-term sustainability in order to address the real concern of global warming and climate change. Even though petroleum continues to be the world's most diverse, efficient, and abundant energy source, due to " grim climate concerns " , global initiatives are pointing toward a " go green " mantra. When it comes to defining 'green', numerous schemes are being presented as 'green' even though all it means is the source of energy is not carbon. In fact the 'left', often emboldened with 'scientific evidence', blames Carbon for everything, forgetting that carbon is the most essential component of plants. The 'right', on the other hand, deny climate change altogether, stating that it is all part of the natural cycle and there is nothing unusual about the current surge in CO 2 in the atmosphere. Both sides ignore the real science behind the process. The left doesn't recognize the fact that artificial chemicals added during the refining process make the petroleum inherently toxic. By using a detailed pathway analysis, this paper identifies flaws of various energy production schemes, including petroleum resource development. The source of alteration of CO 2 quality that renders the CO 2 unabsorbable by the ecosystem is identified for each case. CO 2 emission data from the pre-industrial age all the way to current era are then analyzed, showing clear correlation between CO 2 concentration in the atmosphere with 'corrupt' CO 2 emission, which itself was a function of the fuel source, the path it travels, isotope numbers, and age of the fuel source. Various energy technologies are ranked based on their long-term sustainability. It is shown that petroleum is the most environmentally benign among the energy sources investigated, followed by biofuel, solar, wind, and nuclear. When the artificial chemicals are replaced with natural substitutes at various phases of petroleum processing, petroleum wastes become useful materials that can be recycled in the ecosystem in a zero-waste mode. Not only the by-products, including CO 2 emissions, are benign, they are in fact beneficial to the environment. Each of these wastes can then become raw materials for value added new products. Finally the paper offers guidelines for 'greening' of petroleum operations as well as the economics of zero-waste petroleum production and long-term environmental sustainability.